demotion
翻译
降级, 降职
例句
His demotion came as a complete shock.
他的降职令人非常震惊。
A demotion is better than losing his job.
降职总比丢掉工作好。
语法模式
a demotion ((from sth.)) ((to sth.)) 从(某职位)到(某职位)的降级 His demotion to a junior role was unexpected.
近义词
同义词: relegation, downgrading; 反义词: promotion, advancement
词源
由动词“demote”加上名词后缀“-ion”构成。“demote”源自“de-”(向下)+“movere”(移动)。
记忆技巧
这是“demote”的名词形式。如果你被降职(get demoted),你就是得到了一个降职(demotion)。